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This fine depiction of spring, with its trees in blossom and fresh green foliage, probably shows the Brabant region. There is strong evidence to suggest it is the work of a Flemish landscape painter of the early seventeenth century practicing in the wake of Jan Brueghel the Elder (cf. no. 7): the figures are without a doubt inspired by the master. The execution resembles that of paintings by Denijs van Alsloot (c. 1570 - c. 1627), but cannot be attributed to him. There is a date – 1604 – on the roof of the building on the right. It is possible that this is the date of the painting, yet it appears to have been executed at a later date. It may be that of construction of the monastic buildings.